Selectmen offer dog park land

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Middlebury Board of Selectmen, at its Feb. 16 meeting, suggested the Middlebury Dog Park Committee might find a home for the dog park on some town-owned property ... Continue Reading →

It Happened in Middlebury – Chalk it up to history

By AGNES C. LUTES The beautiful Middlebury Historical Society building, originally Center School, has its original 1897 blackboards. By the time the school was built, large slate black ... Continue Reading →

EIDC approves gas station renovation, receives streetscape bids

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its March 1 special meeting unanimously approved, with conditions, the appearance of ... Continue Reading →

March Spotlight on Middlebury Land Trust Properties

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Each month, this column features a gem of land preserved in perpetuity by the Middlebury Land Trust (MLT). We also publish a picture of a mystery location ... Continue Reading →

P&Z approves new Middlebury grocery store

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Feb. 4 unanimously approved a grocery store to be built on Southford Road. It will be built across ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury offices close for holidays

Middlebury Town Hall, the Middlebury Public Library, Shepardson Community Center and the Transfer Station will be closed Friday, Feb. 12, for Lincoln’s Birthday and Monday, Feb. ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury bans street parking during snow storms

Middlebury’s Town Ordinances forbid parking on town roads during and after snow and ice storms. Please be sure to get your car off the road during storms. Those who do not do ... Continue Reading →

ZBA OKs Straits Turnpike porch expansion

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its Feb. 3 meeting unanimously approved a porch extension on a Straits Turnpike house. Owner Sam Zenzuni told ... Continue Reading →

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Saint George’s Episcopal Church will host a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the church on Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury. It will be an “all-you-can-eat” ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury police nab suspected burglar

Middlebury Acting Police Chief Francis Dabbo reports that Friday, Feb. 5, at approximately 4:10 a.m., Officers Pat Deely and Bill Kalvaitis were dispatched to White Avenue on a disturbance ... Continue Reading →